Bark cloth, or siapo
Artist:
Samoa
Date: 1892 - 93
Medium: Paper mulberry bark, natural dyes
Classification: Materials
Credit Line: Gift of Carrie Ormsbee
Object number: 1979.27.12
DescriptionAlternating herringbone and black squares fill up entire cloth. 10 rows containing 6 squares of the herringbone and square pattern. Rows separated by empty narrow strip. Narrow line bordering entire piece. Hand painted, black.